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Denny Terrace, South Carolina

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29203. It lies near Brice Hill. The Survey maps it on the Columbia North quadrangle.

Denny Terrace within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Denny Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined64
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Arson/incendiarism21
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Denny Terrace: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Green HoleStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, GranitePast ProducerIgneous
Smith Properties MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Columbia North QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerIgneous
Dreyfus QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerIgneous
Dreyfus QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North Columbia QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Brick Plant No. 2ClayPast Producer
Brick Plant No. 4ClayPast Producer
Broad River MineClayProducer
Broad River ShaleClayPast ProducerMetamorphic

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

32 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denny Terrace in 32 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace1 killed, 1 hurt, $800,000SC Highway Patrol reports Monticello Road at I-20 closed due to flooding. Male driver drowned in his vehicle on Peeples Street near Crane Creek. The victim was found at 1100 PM EDT on the 5th.
October 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace$1,000,000NWS employee reports Piney Woods Road flooded.
October 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace$1,000,000SC Highway Patrol reports Peeples Street at Monticello Road closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace$800,000SC Highway Patrol reports Monticello Road at I-20 closed due to flooding.
March 2012Tornado (EF0)Denny Terrace$30,000An EF0 tornado touched down just west of Monticello road on the back end of Columbia International University then crossed the intersection of Houston Street and Bishopville Ave. Theo tornado continued with intermittent touchdown east to Patton Lane. Many trees and large branches were down, some which fell on a mobile home doing minor damage.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace$12,000SKYWARN Spotters reoprted antennas and trees down across northern Richland county from southeast of Irmo to the Kershaw county line.
August 2024Flash FloodDenny Terrace$10,000SCHP reported a roadway washout at Blue Ridge Terrace and Monticello Rd.
July 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace$10,000Several social media posts reported flash flooding in northwest Richland County from near the Harbison Mall to around the Linrick Golf Club area.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace$6,000DOT and public reported many trees down on hwy 215, at the Oak Hills Golf Course, and Koon Store road.
June 2022LightningDenny Terrace$5,000Structure fire due to lightning on Hertford Dr. Extent of damage unknown.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down across the road at the intersection of Hutchinson Street and Blue Ridge Terrace.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace$3,000Sheriff reoprted trees down at Broad River road and Haviland Circle.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on I-20 nar Mile Marker 68.
August 2020Flash FloodDenny Terrace$2,000Multiple vehicles were flooded in an apartment complex parking lot. The water did not reach the buildings.
September 2015Flash FloodDenny Terrace$2,000Sheriff reported 3 to 4 feet of water covering the 5300 block of Broad River Road near Youth Services Drive.
August 2024Flash FloodDenny Terrace$1,000SCHP reported flooding over Dubard Boyle Rd due to the creek overflowing its banks and flowing over the road.
August 2014Heavy RainDenny Terrace$1,000SCHP reported road flooding on Broad River road between St. Andrews and Irmo.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-Video posted on social media of numerous trees down along I20 near the bridge over the Broad River on the Richland County side. Trees were blocking the right two lanes of traffic. Time estimated based on radar.
July 2024Flash FloodDenny Terrace-SC Department of Public Safety reported roadway flooding due to Crane Creek overflow on Monticello Road.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SC Highway Patrol reported the roadway blocked by a tree along Monticello Road near I-20.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway on Winterwood Road. Time estimated by radar.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-Highway patrol reported trees down blocking the I-20 WB on-ramp at Monticello Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SCHP reported trees down blocking roads at Piney Woods Rd and Suber Rd. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SCHP reported trees down at Crane Church Rd at Slab Pile Rd. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SCHP reported trees down at I-20 and Monticello Rd. Time estimated.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-Fire Dept reported a tree falling on an apartment building.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds along a large swath, downing multiple trees in multiple locations.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-SCHP reported tree in roadway on Denny Rd and Bishop Ave. Time estimated.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-Trees down on Blue Ridge Terrace, Blue Ridge Lane, and Monticello Rd.
June 2016HailDenny Terrace-Public reported one inch diameter hail.
July 2016HailDenny Terrace-Public reported quarter size hail at Columbia International University.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDenny Terrace-Highway Patrol reported several trees down on I-26 between Lake Murray Bldv and Harbison Blvd.

Every storm recorded in Richland County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Dunston Hills0.3 miles21
Munster0.8 miles21
Baronywood1.1 miles21
Byrneswood1.3 miles21
Frost1.4 miles21
Pine Forest1.4 miles21
Barony1.5 miles21
Pine Valley1.6 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122549638The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231222. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.